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So You Want to be a Volunteer Puppy Raiser?
by Cathy Collins Local resident Joan Lutovsky is a puppy raiser for Paws With a Cause, a Michigan-based non-profit organization that trains and provides assistance dogs to the hearing impaired, physically disabled, persons with seizure disorders, and children with autism. Several years ago, Joan became acquainted with PAWS during her volunteer work with United Way. […]
New Year’s Re:Solutions 2020
by Tina Cole-Mullins As people offer wishes to one another for a happy new year and make their own new year’s resolutions, this reporter asked local Stockbridge residents to consider what wish for their community they would like to see fulfilled in the new year. Here are some of their hopes and wishes: “I wish for […]
From ice cream freezers…to 4-H…to “Call 911!” You can’t make these stories up!
by Pennie Ransom-Ward These Ransom memories are continued from the December issue of Stockbridge Community News. There were so many fun times over the years, from moving a customer’s car that was left running in the parking lot to putting things in a customer’s grocery cart when they were not looking. Of course, there was the […]
Staff Spotlight: Angie Filice helps kindergartners start out on the right path
by Amy Haggerty Experiencing school for the first time can be a memorable encounter, especially with a special teacher. And kindergarten teacher Angie Filice is one of those. She expresses it best in her own words, “I love this job!” She has been teaching for 25 years and is very popular with many of the […]
Annual Bev Penix Memorial Toy Drive
by Jo Mayer “Grandma Bev had a heart of gold,” recalls Allison Cole as she worked at the annual Bev Penix Memorial Toy Drive. “Even though we weren’t related, my kids called her Grandma—she was just like that.” On Saturday, December 7, at the Mackinder-Glenn American Legion Hall, Bev’s two daughters remembered their mother by encouraging […]
Small Business Saturday, a burst of activity in the community
by Diane Rockall Opportunities for shopping and beginning the Christmas season close to home were everywhere in Stockbridge on Nov. 30, Small Business Saturday. I began my adventure at 11 with the Open Air Market goes indoors at Stockbridge Presbyterian Church. Joan Tucker covered that event in a separate article. So I will just add […]
StockBIZ- ‘Twas the month before Christmas: A tale of two Christmas tree farms
by Mary Jo David Thinking back on a childhood that instilled a love of Christmas carols, this columnist realizes it all began around the family Christmas tree. While interviewing local tree farmers for this column, memories came flooding back—of decorating the perfect pine each Christmas Eve and gathering with six siblings around its base to […]
No Receipt Needed: “Lettuce” reflect on the Ransom’s last 48 years
The closing of Ransom’s in the heart of the Stockbridge community represents the end of an era. In its heyday, Ransom’s flourished and the family behind the name left an indelible mark on the community. Over the next few months, the Stockbridge Community News will feature the reflections of Pennie Ransom-Ward who worked at the […]